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9:00-9:45	Opening Ceremonies:  Acker Science Center Auditorium Welcome: Dr. Bryan Raudenbush, Associate Professor of Psychology and Symposium Committee Chair    Welcome: Fr. Julio Giulietti, President Keynote Speaker: Mr. Jeffrey J. Smith, 2003 Alum Human Factors and Ergonomics Doctoral Program North Carolina State University, Department of Psychology Hardware Human Factors Professional, IBM  Invited Address:  "The Road Taken."       Opening Blessing: Fr. Donald Serva, S.J., Academic Associate, Department of Biology
10:00-11:20	Concurrent Session 1A:  Computer Science and Physics ASC-315 Session Moderators: Dr. Theodore Erickson, Professor of Mathematics Dr. James Coffield, Assistant Professor of Chemistry 10:00-10:20 Chad Henson [Busche] Analysis of the Communication Protocol for the Vernier Lab Quest  10:20-10:40  Danielle Holstine, Jeremy Sinclair, Matthew Bartoszek, Clayton Stock, Andre Walcott, and Blake Williams [Carter] Intelligent Collision Avoidance System 10:40-11:00  Scott Moses [Laker] Computer Graphics with DirectX and the High Level Shader Language 11:00-11:20  Marjan Moro [Busche] Data collection under Linux using a Pascco Force Sensor
10:00-11:20	Concurrent Session 1B:  History ASC-212 Session Moderators:  Dr. Jeffrey Rutherford, Assistant Professor of Philosophy Ms. Kristin McCombs, Adjunct Instructor of Psychology 10:00-10:20 Stacy Keller [Weimer] The 1985 Pittsburgh Drug Trials Revealed 10:20-10:40  Chris Rouhier [Weimer] Potions and Polyester: Drugs in the Disco Era 10:40-11:00  Billy Longwell [Weimer]  Opium Empire:  The Secret Behind Japan's Imperial Empire 11:00-11:20  Nicole Davis [Liedel]  From Colonization to Genocide in Australia:The Stolen Generation
10:00-10:40	Concurrent Session 1C:  Political & Economic Philosophy ASC-215 Session Moderators:  Mr. James Stover, Instructor of Philosophy Dr. John Mansuy, Dean of Professional Studies; Professor of Management & Quantitative Business 10:00-10:20 Jorie Bagnato [Michaud] Private Property Rights: Eminent Domain Abuse and the Kelo Case 10:20-10:40 Marissa Smith [Michaud] Rights vs. Responsibilities: Entitlement Thinking in Contemporary America
10:00-11:20	Concurrent Session 1D:  English  ASC-213 Session Moderators:  Ms. Carrie West, Adjunct Instructor of English, Communications, and Fine Arts Dr. Joseph Brumble, Associate Professor of English 10:00-10:20 Ryan Norman [Voorhees] Humanity's Struggle with Mendacity: A Study of the Characters in Tennessee Williams's Cat on a Hot Tin Roof  10:20-10:40  Elizabeth Schnupp [Voorhees] Oceanic and Gaelic Settings' Effects Upon Families: John Millington Synge's Riders to the Sea 10:40-11:00  Shelby R. Sleevi [Voorhees] The Compromise of "Self" in the Fiction of Kate Chopin 11:00-11:20  Jenna Derrico [Whitehead] "Based on a True Story": The Leeway and Limits of Literary Memoir as Evidenced by A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius 11:20-11:40 Daniel Swan [Voorhees] Self-Realization and Love; Kate Chopin's Reckoning with Hope
11:30-12:30	Student Fine Arts Exhibition ASC-313 Session Facilitator: Ms. Georgia Tambasis, Instructor of English, Communications and Fine Arts
12:30-1:00	Lunch:  Benedum Dining Room
1:00-2:30	Poster Session: Troy Theater Session Moderators: Fr. James O'Brien, S.J., Associate Professor of Philosophy          (Posters 1-4) Dr. Michael Kirkpatrick, Associate Professor of Psychology           (Posters 1-4) Ms. Jody Seabright, Assistant Professor of Nursing          (Posters 5-6, 10-11) Ms. Deborah Wilkinson, Clinical Instructor in Nuclear Medicine          (Posters 5-6, 10-11) Dr. Helen Faso, Associate Academic Dean; Professor of Nursing          (Posters 7-8, 9, 12) Dr. Beverly Whelton, Associate Professor of Philosophy          (Posters 7-8, 9, 12) Dr. Thomas Conti, Adjunct Instructor of Chemistry          (Posters 13, 18-19, 28) Dr. Beverly Carter, Assistant Professor of Computer Science          (Posters 13, 18-19, 28) Ms. Marybeth Emmerth, Associate Professor & Director of Respiratory Therapy Program          (Posters 14-17) Dr. Elizabeth Chalovich, Assistant Professor of Biology          (Posters 14-17) Dr. Michael Hoops, Assistant Professor of Chemistry          (Posters 20-22, 26) Dr. John Lynch, Associate Professor of Physics          (Posters 20-22, 26) Dr. Jonathan Lief, Professor of Biology          (Posters 23-25, 27) Dr. Benjamin Stout, Professor of Biology          (Posters 23-25, 27) (Number is poster location): 1. Scott Bonnette, Kristian Winters, and Amanda Stover [Raudenbush] Effects of Chocolate Consumption on Pain Perception and Tolerance 2. Jonathan Kolks and Tim Wright [Raudenbush] The Effects of Video Game Console and Snack Type on Snack Consumption During Play 3. Tim Wright and Scott Bonnette [Raudenbush] Video Game Transfer of Training: The Ability of Nintendo Wii Bowling Practice to Promote Bowling Performance 4. Tim Wright and Jonathan Kolks [Raudenbush] Increasing Video Game Performance Through the Administration of Peppermint Scent: Application to Nintendo Wii Guitar Hero 5. Renee D. Bailey [Emmerth] Proper Use of Heat and Moisture Exchangers 6. Matthew A. Ellison [Emmerth] The best way to administer drugs through a ventilator 7. Lisa Merryman [Emmerth] The Effect of Diet and Exercise on Lung Function 8. Ashley Jones [Emmerth] Immediate Extubation vs. Discontinuing Ventilation and the Effects on the Respiratory Therapist 9. Sean Jorris [Emmerth] Ability of a Coude Suction Catheter on Facilitating Entry into the Left Mainstem Bronchus 10. David Kozusnik [Emmerth] EndoTracheal Tubes vs. Laryangeal Mask Airways 11. Ciera M. Preer [Emmerth] Open vs. Closed Endotracheal Suctioning on a Mechanically Ventilated Patient 12. James Huff [Emmerth] Greater amount of medicine delivered through continuous and self actuated nebulizers 13. Noelle Holmes and Jordan Burkhart [Railing] Resonance Stabilization of Nitrogen 14. Cameron Lee and Samantha Yakey [Coffield] Investigation into fluorine- and phosphorus-containing commercially available products by 19F and 31P NMR 15. Samantha Yakey and Cameron Lee [Coffield] Investigation of novel metal-dithiocarbamate complexes using coupled thermogravimetric analysis-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy 16. Justin Provenzano and Sara Dille [Coffield] Electrochemical investigation of novel metal-dithiocarbamate complexes 17. Renee R. Stewart [Coffield] The Effect of Atrasentan on Docetaxel Protein Binding 18. Laura Simione [Hoops] Determining the concentration of lead in the soil of a nearby playground 19. Stephanie Poch [Hoops] Studying the Degradation Pathway of Iron (III) Dithiocarbamates 20. Wilhelm L. Castellon [Cook] Enhanced Biodegradation of Coal Slurry 21. Dobin Choi [Shurina] Construction of a Stable Tetracycline-Inducible Transfectants of Human Ovarian Cancer Cell Line, CAOV-3 22. Ali Hajiran [Shurina] Tetracycline Regulated Expression of the Catalytic Fragment of Protein Kinase C Alpha in Madin-Darby Kidney Epithelial Cells 23. Kelly Lewis [Rastall] Stereotypic Behavior of a Male Spectacled Bear Before and After the Introduction of a Female 24. Tara Richards [Rastall] The Effect of Prey Gender Variability on the Feeding Behavior of Python regius, Lampropeltis getulus californiae, and Elaphe obsolete obsolete. 25. Keith Sechrest [Serva] Wild-type Zebrafish Show Differences in Shoaling Preference for Size 26. Courtney Dray [Chalovich] CREB expression in SH-SY5Y neuronal cells treated with the oxidative neurotoxin MPP+ 27. Jon Nagel and Joe Greathouse [Rastall] A Comparison of Water Quality Values and Eastern Hellbender Presence at Historic Sites in Northern West Virginia 28. Justin Pastorius [Brodie] Marginal Revenue Product of Major League Baseball Players
2:40-3:20	Concurrent Session 2A: Psychology and Professional Education ASC-212 Session Moderators: Mr. John Yelenic, Director of the Accelerated Certification for Teaching Program Dr. Julie Osland, Assistant Professor of Psychology 2:40-3:00 Tim Wright [Raudenbush] The Effects of Visual Distractions, Music, and Age on Pain Tolerance and Pain Threshold 3:00-3:20 Kate Munhall [Ruberg] Breaching the Gap: Taking Technology into the Classroom
2:40-4:00	Concurrent Session 2B: History ASC-213 Session Moderators Mr. Patrick Plunkett, Assistant Professor of Computer Science Ms. Patricia Bowman, Instructor in Nursing 2:40-3:00 Lydia Bugaj [Rutherford] Albert Speer: His Confessions at Nuremberg vs. the Truth 3:00-3:20 Jacqueline Wright [Liedel] Eleanor's Baby: Arthurdale, West Virginia and the Subsistence Homestead Movement 3:20-3:40  Patrick C. Preto [Liedel] Savage Butchery and it's Propagation: Failed US Pacifism in World War I 3:40-4:00 Chris Rouhier [Liedel] A Fractured Electorate:The Roles of Partisanship and Progressive Policy in the 1912 Presidential Election
2:40-3:40	Concurrent Session 2C: Professional Communications ASC-215 Session Moderators: Dr. Kathryn Voorhees, Associate Professor of English Ms. Marlene Sebeck, Academic Associate in English 2:40-3:00 Stacy Keller [Cain] WJU Athletics Media Guides 3:00-3:20 Lorrie Kuhar [Cain] Jury Media Event 3:20-3:40 Hyeran L. Yu [Cain] United Methodist Communications (UMCOM) Website
2:40-3:40	Concurrent Session 2D: Biology ASC-315 Session Moderators: Dr. Allen Marangoni, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy Dr. Norman Duffy, Professor of Chemistry 2:40-3:00 Renee R. Stewart [Lief] The Effect of Body Mass Index on Prostate Cancer Distribution in Patients Diagnosed by Transperineal Mapping Biopsy 3:00-3:20 Kasey Jividen [Chalovich] Effect of BDNF treatment on oxidant-induced death of SH-SY5Y neuroblasoma cells 3:20-3:40 Alan Casciola [Shurina] Reference Theory Applied to Assimilation of Mongols
4:10-4:50	Service for Social Action Center Presentation Session Facilitators: Ms. Erin McDonald, Director, Service for Social Action Center Ms. Corinne Chamberlin, Service Development and Research Coordinator Domestic and International Student Service Initiatives Panel Discussion and Question/Answer Session
4:45-5:00	Awards Ceremony:  Acker Science Center Hawk Auditorium Presentation of Awards:       Dr. Maureen McKenna, Associate Professor of Physical        Therapy       Dr. Jill Kriesky, Director of the Appalachian Institute Closing Remarks:       Dr. Letha Zook, Executive Vice President
5:00-6:00	Dinner:  Benedum Dining Room
6:30-9:00	Haig Presentations – Acker Science Center Hawk Auditorium Session Moderator: Dr. Helen Faso, Associate Academic Dean